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"On the Road" from Climate Ride 09!
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Announcing Focus Local - Part of the Climate Network 2009 is the year for climate action. America has the chance to create a clean energy future and become a world leader in addressing climate change. Change starts with real people collaborating to create real political action and drive real change. This collaboration won’t happen if climate, environmental, business and justice organizations continue to duplicate efforts and work past each other. We need a tool that allows a variety of organizations to collaborate in safe space and create the partnerships we need to succeed. Welcome to The Climate Network. |
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WHAT THE FTN!? - How Long Shall They Tear Down Our Climate Champions, as We Stand Aside and Look! Cross posted from www.itsgettinghotinhere.org It has been over a week now, and I am realizing that I am still furious. I am deeply concerned with the continued partisan banter. As you may know one of our strongest voices for social and environmental justice, within the Obama administration - Van Jones, has been pressured by right wing smear tactics into resigning his post as Green Jobs Czar and Presidential Advisor. I may understand Van Jones Read More... |
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Getting Up and Pedaling Cross posted from http://spearfishbikecoop.blogspot.com by Jeremy Smith, 2009 Focus Roots Fellow. Wednesday, September 16, 2009Getting Up and PedalingWelcome to the first post for our blog that will document the up and coming of Spearfish's new bicycle cooperative. We were started with a grant from a group called Focus the Nation. Focus the Nation is a youth oriented Nonprofit organization based out of Portland, Oregon that is dedicated to community based clean energy. For more Read More... |
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Let's Get Organizing! Focus the Nation launches: "Community and the Road to Copenhagen" The time is NOW Climate Leaders! The preseason is over. This is when it counts! The US Senate is preparing to tackle the Climate Bill (ACES). The Obama administration and US delegation are preparing for the COP15 International Climate Negotiations in Denmark this December. And the anti-climate media machine and dirty industries are working together to defeat strong climate legislation, and tear down clean energy heroes like Van Jones! It's our job to stop them, lift Read More... |
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Focus the Nation is Hiring! Focus the Nation is hiring two National Organizers for our Fall Campaign. National Organizers will be based in our Portland, Oregon offices and will be organizing remotely to twenty-four states as part our Fall Campaign to engage Senators on Climate Legislation and the Copenhagen Climate Negotiations. See this link for a full job description: http://focusthenation.org/opportunities Please send all questions and resumes to organizerjobs@focusthenation.org. Read More... |
